Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25
OUR TRIP EAST.

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We have just returned from a trip
TO several cities and towns in the
Eastern part of the State, but as we
have spoken of most of them hereto
fore, we will give them but a passing
word, and speak particularly of those
above named.
After several days pleasantly spent
in Fayetteville, where we witnessed
the closing exercises of the State Nor
NAL School, we visited
GREENSBORO.
This town is growing more rapidly,
we think, than any in the State, lust
now. 1t already has more railroad
outlets than this city. Within the last
year they claim to have built more
houses than any town in the State.
The G. F. & Y. V. railroad has done
more to build up the town than any,
thing. The U. S. Court House is now
completed and the postofice moved
into it. The c. F. & Y. V. road
have built fine depot and waiting
room. A new market house has been
built, and a number of new stores are
among the improvements.
A number of the colored people of
this town are making rapid progress.
Mr.. W. E. Holly is one of the most
energetic and progressive among them.
Mr.. D. B. Yancy is also proving that
there is intellect and worth in the
negro. He is running a successful
grocery, stand in the market, and
has fine horse and turnout to show
his friends the city when they visit
him. There are a number of colored
men owning good property in the
city
We went from Greensboro to
CAMERON.
This little town is growing very
rapidly and promises to be the metrop-
oils of the county 1t has suffered
once very severely from fire and is
erecting brick buildings on the prin-
cipal street. 1t has two colored
churches-Zion Methodist and Pres
byterian. Each have very neat build
ings near the centre of the town.
The colored people seem to be pros
pering in this country. Mr.. D. C.
Evans, young man of intelligence.
has a comfortable residence. and a
good tract of land with good crop
on 1t. Rev. E. W. Dix ownes hand
some two-story residence, in which
the travelling friend is made comforta-
bic and happy by his pleasant wife,
assisted by Miss Sarah Young.
Rev. Mr.. Hargravcs, of the Pres
byterisn Church, lives here also and
nas a very cozy little cottage.
The town has telephone communi.
cation with Carthage, and other points
West A railroad is being graded
from Cameron to Carthage. The
grading is within about four miles of
Carthage. From Cameron. guided
by the telephone wire, we started for
CARTHAGE.
This town seems to be at a stand.
still, though it is the countv-seat
The court house is being remodeled
and there is very little other signs Of
Improvement. It is on very hicb
uii'' iooking over the country around
IN every direction for more than TWEEN
ty miles. We were cared for by that
pleasant and hospitable Mrs. ID. J.
McRae Mr. McRae is one of the
leading contractors in his section II
was orr pleasure to meet Rev and
Mrs. Fl. D. Wood. The Methodist
and Presbyterians have nice churches
here. As we went to this place on
horseback, our stay was short. Good
crops all along the line tell of the good
time coming.
The exercises at Bennett Seminary
we're fully up to the times. We form
ed very favorable impression of the
institution.
At Sanford we spent a few hours